"Waaah~ Waaah~"
Having been taken from the familiar embrace of her mother, the swaddled infant let out the unique wail of a human baby in an unfamiliar environment.
But it did not last long, because her new embrace was warmer and softer than the old one.
"Such a cute little baby... is she really that big-butted brat's daughter?"
Holding the brown-haired baby girl, Senju Itama looked back and forth between the child in her arms and Danzo in the distance, her face full of disbelief.
Beside her, Uchiha Hikari curiously poked the baby girl's tender cheek with a finger. The child giggled at her antics, and a rare softness appeared on her face.
"I don't think so either. Could he have stolen this child from an orphanage?"
Uchiha Gin pulled his gaze away from the two women teasing the child and poured a cup of sweet tea for the dark-faced Xiao Tuan Tuan before him.
"Xiao Tuan Tuan, don't take their words to heart. They're just a little too blunt."
"Hah... I know."
Danzo's face twitched as he took a deep breath, then gently shook his head.
Uchiha Hikari and Senju Itama were elders who had watched him grow up. He had received plenty of their "care" as a child, so no matter how he looked at it, Danzo did not dare act up before them.
"Gin-sensei, my wife and I came here mainly to thank you."
The still-pale Mihui Ya stood and respectfully bowed to Uchiha Gin. Then she realized that her husband beside her was still standing there without moving.
"What are you standing around for?"
Mihui Ya viciously pinched Danzo's arm. Only then did he belatedly follow suit and sincerely offer Uchiha Gin a standard national treasure.
"Gin-san, thank you from the bottom of our hearts!"
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